Hansel and Gretel in Full Score《奇幻森林历险记》全谱

German composer Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921) created one of the most beloved works in the operatic repertoire when he transformed a favorite Grimm Brothers fairy tale into his operatic masterpiece, Hansel and Gretel. First produced in Weimar during the Christmas season of 1893, it remains a musical rarity: an opera loved by children as well as adults.
Adelheid Wette, Humperdinck's sister, based her libretto for the opera on the Grimm Brothers' tale, adding characters sueh as the Dew Fairy and the Sandman, and incidents such as the dream pantomime to enhance the work's appeal as a theatrical spectacle. Humperdinck brought a Wagnerian sweep to the opera's orchestration, deftly defining mood, building suspense, infusing the story with childlike wonder.
From its first performance, under the baton of Richard Strauss, Hansel and Grelel was a phenomenal success, produced at over fifty theaters in its first year alone. This evergreen opera continues to charm audiences young and old with its buoyant musical fantasy. It is reprinted here in full score, with German text, from an authoritative German edition.
Unabridged Dover (1995) republication of Hansel und Gretel from an authoritative German edition. Credits and characters. Contents. Instrumentation. Original text in German. 352pp. 93/8×121/4 Paperbound.

Prelude to Act One
Introduction
ACT ONE At home
SCENE 1 (Gretel, Hansel)
Suse, liebe Suse
Griesgram hinaus
Brfiderchen komm tanz mit mir
SCENE 2 (Mother, Hansel, Gretel)
Holla！—Himmel, die Mutter!
Da liegt nun der gute Topf in Scherben
SCENE 3 (Father, Mother)
Rallalala, rallalala
Drfiben hinterm Herrenwald
Eine Hex' steinalt haust fief im Wald
Prelude to Act Two: "The Witches' Ride"
ACT TWO In the forest
SCENE 1 (Gretel, Hansel, Echo Chorus)
Ein Mainnlein steht im Walde
Hainsel, was hast du gethan
Was schimmert denn dort in der Dunkelheit?
Wer da?-Er da！
SCENE 2 (Sandman, Hansel, Gretel)
Der kleine Sandmann bin ich, st！
Prayer: Abends, will ich schlafen gehn
SCENE 3: Pantomime (The Fourteen Angels, Hansel, Gretel)
ACT THREE The little gingerbread house
Introduction
SCENE 1 (Dew Fairy, Gretel, Hansel)
Der kleine Taumann heiss' ich
Wo bin ich?
Mir tfiiumte, ich h6r' ein Rauschen
SCENE 2 (Gretel，Hansel)
SCENE 3 (Gemgerbread Witch，Hansel，Gretel)
　SCENE 4 (Girls and Boys，Gretel，Hansel)
FINALE (Hansel，Gretel，Mother，Father)